Manila, April 18 -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Iloilo expects more boat travelers from this city to Guimaras on Friday morning.
Lt. Col. Rodolfo Dela Pena, PCG-Iloilo commander, said they anticipate that the number of passengers on Maundy Thursday will increase threefold on Good Friday.
Around 2, 000 boat travelers were monitored by the PCG Iloilo on Thursday morning.
"By Friday, we expect these (passengers) to multiply by three because Friday is considered the highlight of the Holy Week celebration," he said in an interview Thursday.
In 2018, 12, 000 passengers were monitored by the PCG on Good Friday, he said.
Fifty-two motorized bancas under the Jordan Motorbanca Cooperative were all certified safe to travel.
"They were di...